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All or Nothing (Milli Vanilli album)

For their 1989 remix album, see The U.S.-Remix Album: All or Nothing.

All or Nothing is the debut studio album by dance pop duo Milli Vanilli, released only outside of North America in November 1988. In 1989, it was repackaged and retitled Girl You Know It's True for release in North America on the Arista label, with several of the original album tracks replaced and/or remixed. All or Nothing was a moderate success, reaching the top 40 in several European countries and #1 in New Zealand. It originally reached #37 in the UK, but was packaged together with The U.S.-Remix Album: All or Nothing in 1989 under the name 2×2 and reached #6. After 1990, due to lip-synching allegations, a disclaimer sticker was added on the cover to explicitly name the singers who provided vocals on the album.

All or Nothing
Studio album by
Milli Vanilli
Released14 November 1988
Recorded1988
Genre
Length45:48
Label
ProducerFrank Farian
Milli Vanilli chronology
All or Nothing
(1988) 		Girl You Know It's True
(1989)
Singles from Girl You Know It's True
  1. "Girl You Know It's True"
    Released: 27 June 1988
  2. "Baby Don't Forget My Number"
    Released: 12 December 1988
  3. "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
    Released: 10 July 1989
  4. "All or Nothing"
    Released: 15 January 1990

Although All or Nothing was replaced in America with Girl You Know It's True, All or Nothing is available on the American iTunes Store.

In December 1990, singer-songwriter David Clayton-Thomas sued Milli Vanilli for copyright infringement, alleging that the title track used the melody from his 1968 composition "Spinning Wheel", a hit for his group Blood, Sweat & Tears.[1]

All or Nothing was included in Q magazine's 2006 list of the 50 worst albums ever made.[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't You Feel My Love"
3:32
2."Boy in the Tree"
  • T. Gad
  • J. Gad
3:10
3."Money"
4:09
4."Dance with a Devil"
  • Farian
  • P. G. Wilder
  • Newman
  • Jayne Collins
3:12
5."Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
  • Farian
  • Dietmar Kawohl
  • Peter Bischoff Fallenstein
3:59
6."All or Nothing"
3:19
7."Baby Don't Forget My Number"
  • Farian
  • Nail
4:09
8."Dreams to Remember"
  • Farian
  • Kawohl
  • Mary Applegate
3:56
9."Is It Love"
  • T. Gad
  • J. Gad
3:22
10."Ma Baker"
  • Farian
  • Fred Jay
  • George Reyam
4:24
11."Girl You Know It's True" (maxi version - super club mix)
  • Bill Pettaway
  • Sean Spencer
  • Kevin Lyles
  • Rodney Hollaman
  • Ky Adeyemo
8:48
12."Hush"Joe South3:12
13."Too Much Monkey Business" (maxi version) (bonus track)Farian1:48

Personnel edit

Milli Vanilli

Session musicians

  • Charles Shaw – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • John Davis – lead vocals
  • Brad Howell – lead vocals
  • Jens Gad – guitars, arrangements
  • Peter Weihe – guitars
  • P.G. Wilder – keyboards, arrangements
  • Toby Gad – keyboards, arrangements
  • Pit Loew – keyboards, arrangements
  • Volker Barber – keyboards
  • Curt Cress – drums
  • Mel Collins – saxophone
  • Dino Solera – horns, horn arrangements
  • Felice Civitareale – horns
  • Franz Weyerer – horns
  • Jodie and Linda Rocco – backing vocals
  • Felicia Taylor – backing vocals
  • The Jackson Singers – backing vocals
  • Herbert Gebhard – backing vocals
  • Bimey Oberreit – backing vocals
  • Peter Rishavy – backing vocals

Production

  • Frank Farian – producer
  • Ingrid Segieth – production coordinator
  • Tobias Freund – engineering
  • Bernd Berwanger – engineering
  • Norbert Janicke – engineering
  • Jens Seekamp – engineering

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] Gold 300,000[15]
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Maull, Samuel (7 December 1990). "Songwriter-Singer Sues Milli Vanilli for Alleged Copyright Infringement". AP News.
  2. ^ "The 50 Worst Albums Ever!". Q (238). Bauer Media Group. May 2006.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Milli Vanilli – All Or Nothing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1989". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1990". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Milli Vanilli; 'All or Nothing')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  13. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Milli Vanilli – All or Nothing". Recorded Music NZ.
  14. ^ "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
  15. ^ "Viva España: Best sellers" (PDF). Billboard: VE-28. 8 December 1990. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  16. ^ "British album certifications – Milli Vanilli – All or Nothing". British Phonographic Industry.



 

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